nervosity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nervosity
First recorded in 1605–15 in an earlier sense “strength”; nerv(ous) + -osity ( def. ); compare Latin nervōsitās “strength”
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Sir Jocelin Saul, a man of intense nervosity, lived his life alone in a remote old manor-house in Suffolk, his only companion being a person of Eastern origin, named Ul-Jabal.
From Prince Zaleski by M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel
With this vigour of life, however, is most closely united that which I would call the nervosity of modern times, an unsteadiness, haste, insecurity of existence.
From Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century by Werner Sombart
Anstie had found that some of the worst cases of the form of nervosity and neurasthenia which he termed "spinal irritation," often accompanied by irritable stomach and anæmia, get well on marriage.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Havelock Ellis
His exquisite politeness was then described, and the ultra acuteness and nervosity which resulted in that power of divination which he possessed.
From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Alys Hallard
But at the same time his nervosity caused him to produce sometimes effects a trifle hard, a trifle harsh.
From Franz Liszt by James Huneker
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